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Hand-colored engraving titled Geography showing five globes and sphere projections, with continents tinted pink, yellow and green on pale blue backgrounds.

Geography: the hemispheres of a globe. Engraving by J. Pass, 1807.

A hand-colored engraving titled Geography, showing five views of the sphere: three globes drawn in different projections, a central globe of Africa and Asia, and a terrestrial globe in a ringed stand. Pale blue, green, and pink tints mark the continents against fine engraved meridian lines.

Artist
Pass, J.
Date
1 January 1807
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3225 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1807.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Geografía: proyecciones de la esfera y globo terrestre, 1807

Un grabado coloreado a mano titulado Geografía, con cinco vistas de la esfera: tres globos dibujados con proyecciones distintas, un globo central de África y Asia, y un globo terrestre en un soporte con anillos. Tonos azules, verdes y rosados marcan los continentes sobre finas líneas de meridianos grabados.

Português: Geografia: projeções da esfera e globo terrestre, 1807

Uma gravura colorida à mão intitulada Geografia, com cinco vistas da esfera: três globos desenhados em projeções diferentes, um globo central da África e da Ásia, e um globo terrestre em um suporte com anéis. Tons azuis, verdes e rosados marcam os continentes sobre finas linhas gravadas de meridianos.

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